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Amazon HQ: No to Delaware, Maryland Still in the Running

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Amazon will not be locating its second U.S. headquarters in Delaware.

The online retail giant offered up a list of 20 finalists and the First State was not among them.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that instead Newark, New Jersey and Montgomery County Maryland were still in the running.

Meanwhile, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has proposed an incentive package of more than $5 billion to lure Amazon to the state.

The Salisbury Daily Times that the governor’s spokesman Doug Mayer said there were a number measures including tax incentives as well as transportation improvements for the second headquarters.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.